Re: Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA
Brett Saunders
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Title:
Re: Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA
Creator:
Brett Saunders
Date:
4/23/2003
Text:
While AOPA'a email below may have been designed to scare or motivate some
people into attending a HIPAA seminar, it does raise an issue. Can you
discuss a patient's treatment with another practitioner to gain another
perspective to provide the best care possible for that patient without a
specific authorization? It is my understanding that you can and still be
compliant. If this is the case, what is the difference between that and the
AOPA example?
Brett R. Saunders, CPO, FAAOP, LPO(FL)
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]On
Behalf Of AOPA
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:13 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: [OANDP-L] Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA
Patient is a 2 year old child with a disorder that causes her limbs to
be 3 times the size of a normal child. Obesity is not the case but she
requires custom compression hose and custom molded shoes. Her primary
insurance does not cover shoes and her secondary insurance is
Medicaid...
Do you know that listserv e-mails like the sample, above, may be
violating HIPAA regulations? E-mails that include protected health
information about a patient and might be seen by those who are not
health care providers require a patient's authorization. If you are a
covered entity under HIPAA, you should be aware that using your
patient's protected health information for anything other than
treatment, payment or healthcare operations requires your patient's
authorization.
[Remainder of AOPA Email Edited]
people into attending a HIPAA seminar, it does raise an issue. Can you
discuss a patient's treatment with another practitioner to gain another
perspective to provide the best care possible for that patient without a
specific authorization? It is my understanding that you can and still be
compliant. If this is the case, what is the difference between that and the
AOPA example?
Brett R. Saunders, CPO, FAAOP, LPO(FL)
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]On
Behalf Of AOPA
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:13 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: [OANDP-L] Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA
Patient is a 2 year old child with a disorder that causes her limbs to
be 3 times the size of a normal child. Obesity is not the case but she
requires custom compression hose and custom molded shoes. Her primary
insurance does not cover shoes and her secondary insurance is
Medicaid...
Do you know that listserv e-mails like the sample, above, may be
violating HIPAA regulations? E-mails that include protected health
information about a patient and might be seen by those who are not
health care providers require a patient's authorization. If you are a
covered entity under HIPAA, you should be aware that using your
patient's protected health information for anything other than
treatment, payment or healthcare operations requires your patient's
authorization.
[Remainder of AOPA Email Edited]
Citation
Brett Saunders, “Re: Be Careful - You May Be Violating HIPAA,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220941.
